HAMNSKAR wash-basin mixer tap with strainer

Heating hot water accounts for 25% of home energy usage. Using water efficiently reduces energy bills and ultimately reduces carbon emissions. Look for the unified water label and start making a difference. The label has a clear colour coded system to show how much energy and water the product uses. Green rated products use less than those rated Red. Visit www.uwla.eu to find out more.

Brass is a mixture of copper and zinc and the amounts vary depending on the desired properties. Copper is usually the main material and the more zinc you add results in the brass being harder and stronger, but also results in it being more difficult to shape and less resistant to rust. Brass can be recycled as brass but never into its original metals. At IKEA we use brass for things like knobs, handles, frames and taps.

All our wash-basin mixer taps help you save water and some taps also have a cold start function that helps you save on energy too.

Every time you brush your teeth, wash your hands, shave or take a bath, you can help with something essential – saving water. A small aerator in every one of our bathroom mixer taps reduces water flow while maintaining pressure. But that’s just a small part of our bigger effort to conserve water. We’re committed to being water positive by 2020, that is, conserving more clean water than we use. And every water-saving action adds up.

Every time you brush your teeth or wash your hands, you can help save water. A small aerator in every one of our bathroom mixer taps reduces water flow while maintaining pressure.

Most of our wash-basin mixer taps save you money by reducing the hot water you use by up to 30%. Hot water is delivered only when you need it – instead of every time you lift the lever. If you lift the lever straight up, it delivers cold water. Lift it to the left and it delivers hot water.